Short Mountain Creek Bridge Explained

Short Mountain Creek Bridge
Location:County Road 64 (Short Mountain Road), near Paris, Arkansas
Coordinates:35.3114°N -93.7436°W
Builder:Virginia Bridge & Iron Co. of Tenn.
Architecture:Parker pony truss
Added:September 24, 2004
Area:less than one acre
Mpsub:Historic Bridges of Arkansas MPS
Refnum:04001039

The Short Mountain Creek Bridge carries Short Mountain Road across Short Mountain Creek, northwest of Paris, Arkansas. It is a single-span Parker pony truss bridge, with a span measuring 92feet and a total structure length of 93feet. It has a deck surface of concrete that is 21.7feet wide. It was built in 1928 by the Virginia Bridge Company of Tennessee, and is the only bridge of this type in the area.[1]

The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NRHP nomination for Short Mountain Creek Bridge. Arkansas Preservation. 2016-05-06.